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A Christmas Carol (November 18-20, December 2-4, 2010), Charles Dickens

Student Theatre Programs

Program for A Christmas Carol (November 18-20, December 2-4, 2010).

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Betrayal Program [2010], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2010-2011 Season

Written by Harold Pinter

Directed by Thomas Power

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown: The Musical (October 7-9, 14-16, 2010), John Gordon

Student Theatre Programs

Program for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: The Musical (October 7-9, 14-16, 2010).

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Lend Me A Tenor Program [2010], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2010-2011 Season

By Ken Ludwig

Directed by Wil Kilroy

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

Stories For Today: A Contemporary Artist Brings New Life To A Moribund Indonesian Theatre Genre, Margaret Chan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Dani Iswardana is single-minded about his mission to inject new life into wayang beber, perhaps the oldest form of Indonesian narrative theatre, but now described as a dying art. The intensity of his purpose buoys Dani through long stretches of painting when food is forgotten and his work, fuelled by coffee and cigarettes, is all that he cares for. However Dani has gone for years without producing anything, because he will work only when the creative spirit possesses him. Painting for money means nothing to him, and the everyday demands of making a living have no place in his creative …

Steel Magnolias (September 9-11, 16-18, 2010), Robert Harling

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Program for Steel Magnolias (September 9-11, 16-18, 2010).

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The Importance Of Being Earnest, Diane C. Merchant, Robert Clements, Rebecca M. Baker, Tim Phipps

Theatre Productions

Gwendolyn and Cecily are in love with romantic, handsome, beguiling young men named "Ernest" ... or at least they think they are! And Jack and Algernon, bachelors who may have finally fallen victim to romance, seem to be caught between the wiles of the female sex and the allure of freedom. The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a romantic delight that entertains audiences, satirizes the hypocrisy of social obligations, and comments on society's foibles — all in the midst of mistaken identities and some mysterious business with a handbag in a train station. Playwright …

A Midsummer Night's Dream On The Radio: Technology In Voice And Speech, David Becker

Theses and Dissertations

Recent advances in sound technology have had significant implications for the teaching of voice and speech that are only now becoming apparent. As more students become “plugged in” it becomes more difficult, both for the instructor and the student, to communicate, let alone find a voice. We are becoming increasingly addicted to communicating through our devices, rather than through the traditional and accepted modes of the past: using the human voice. In light of these rapid and various new developments, voice training, especially at the introductory level, needs to be examined anew. A number of traditional approaches and teaching methods …

The Scene Design For Macbeth, Michael Leonard

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film: Theses, Student Research, and Creative Work

This thesis presents the scenic design for Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. The play was produced by the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and performed in the Howell Theatre on April 17, 2003 through April 26, 2003. The written portion of the thesis is divided into sections: The Play and Synopsis, Scene Deisgn Analysis including Time, Place, and Physical Needs, Design Concept, The Design Process, The Process of Realization, Reviews and Comments on the Scenic Design, and Self Evaluation.

The final portion of the thesis is a collection of sketches, drafting, paint elevations, and …

Biloxi Blues (July 16-17, 23-24 2010), Neil Simon

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Biloxi Blues (July 16-17, 23-24 2010).

[Title Of Show] (June 10-12, 2010), Hunter Bell

Student Theatre Programs

Program for [title of show] (June 10-12, 2010).

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Hamlet From The Stage., David Blair

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Hamlet From The Stage is a video production designed to be an extra feature on the DVD video of the stage production of Hamlet, performed by the Division of Theatre and Dance at East Tennessee State University, and filmed by the Department of e-Learning during the Spring Semester of 2009. Hamlet From The Stage is a professional interview style video package of the cast of Hamlet designed to help inexperienced collegiate actors learn some useful tools when approaching a Shakespearean audition or performance. This video package represents over eleven months of production: concept, writing, set design and studio setup, interview …

Psycho Beach Party: A Vocal And Physical Exploration Of Gender, Megan Persinger

Theses and Dissertations

On September 24, 2009, Theatre VCU opened its production of Psycho Beach Party, written by Charles Busch and directed by Steve Perigard. In our production, two male actors, Tommy Callan and Kyle Cornell, were cross-sex cast to play female characters, Chicklet and Marvel Ann respectively. In addition to serving as vocal coach for the production, I was to help Callan and Cornell vocally transform into female characters. I have documented our exploration of gender, specifically the vocal transformation from male to female, in Theatre VCU’s production of Psycho Beach Party. Neither actor had played a female character onstage before, and …

Giving Voice To The Hero Within: The Combination Of Two Methodologies For Training The Actor/Performer-- The Use Of Ritual Poetic Drama Within The African Continuum And Archetypes For The Actor/Singer As Explored In The Performances Of A Thousand Faces: Every Day Heroes A Deconstruction Of The Hero With A Thousand Faces By Joseph Campbell, Olisa-Mequella F. Enrico-Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

Joseph Campbell tells us that if you look closely at all cultures you find the story of “The Hero's Journey”, the vehicle for my thesis project, a devised theatre piece titled A Thousand Faces: Everyday Heroes. Though the subject of A Thousand Faces is the exploration of “The Hero's Journey” the foundation of the work is the application of the pedagogical principles of Ritual Poetic Drama Within the African Continuum (RPDWAC) as outlined in the practices of my mentor Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Assistant Professor of Performance at Virginia Commonwealth University Theatre (VCU). I apply RPDWAC pedagogical principles to Archetypes for …

Some Enchanted Evening (May7-8, 2010), Oscar Hammerstein Ii

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Some Enchanted Evening (May7-8, 2010).

Theatre For A New Theater: A Play On Architecture, Alex Coulombe

Honors Capstone Projects - All

The project entails transforming a former military fort into a theater. The scopic parameters native to both fort and theater can provide a field of operation for an architecture that simultaneously mobilizes and exposes the machinery of spectacle. In tandem, amplifying and distorting existing conditions of the fort and repurposing them for a theatrical program can provide catalytic parameters for design that are typically absent when designing from a clean slate.

A Woman's Heart: Masters Thesis, Marylynn Gwatiringa

Theses

A Woman 's Heart is the pairing of two one-act plays to make a statement about women's resilience and their great capacity to forgive and love in the aftermath of a storm. Lynn Nottage's Poof! showcases a woman's plight and her eventual triumph over the hardship, whilst John Cariani's Her Heart continues the journey to show a woman opening up and loving again.

Dinner With Friends (April 29-30, May 1, 2010), Donald Margulies

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Dinner with Friends (April 29-30, May 1, 2010).

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Mr. Marmalade (April 8-10, 2010), Noah Haidle

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Mr. Marmalade (April 8-10, 2010).

Inook And The Sun Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2009-2010 Season

By Henry Beissel

Directed by Assunta Kent

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

Random Acts Of Violence: Bringing John Cage’S Chance Techniques To Fight Choreography And Stage Combatant Acting, T. Fulton Burns

Theatre Faculty Research

The concept of chance utilized by John Cage is a frightening, exciting, and liberating process for any artist. It was so effective that other musical artists such as Morton Feldman, Earle Brown and Christian Wolff used it. In the world of theatre these concepts are constantly used today by the Neo-Futurists in Chicago and New York in their production of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind and by Improv Troupes throughout the country.

Dinner With Friends (April 29-30, May 1, 2010), Donald Margulies

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Dinner with Friends (April 29-30, May 1, 2010).

Is Catherine Crazy? The Role Of Schizophrenia And The Character Catherine In David Auburn's Play Proof: Exploring The Script From Research To Performance, Karin M. Lorenz

Theses

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Pajama Game Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2009-2010 Season

Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell

Score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

Directed by Wil Kilroy

Musical Direction by Edward Reichert

Choreography by Vanessa Beyland

This production was a Participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

Review Of Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction, And: Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader, T. Fulton Burns

Theatre Faculty Research

Simon Murray (Director of Theatre at Dartington College of Arts) and John Keefe (Senior lecturer at the London Metropolitan University Undergraduate Centre) offer the theatre world two movement analysis texts. These well written books, which focus on techniques from the Western world of physical theatre, would serve graduate level or highly focused classes in movement pedagogy or practice. With their identical six-chapter breakdowns (“Genesis, Contexts, Namings”; “Roots: Routes”; “Contemporary Practices”; “Preparation and Training”; “Physicality and the Word”; “Bodies and Cultures”), the books may be used in relation to one another or stand alone as individual texts.

Graduate One Acts (March 11-13, 2010), Undergraduate One Acts (March 18-20, 2010), Lindenwood University

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Graduate One Acts (March 11-13, 2010), Undergraduate One Acts (March 18-20, 2010).

You Can't Take It With You, Mischelle L. Mcintosh, Robert Clements, Tim Phipps

Theatre Productions

You Can't Take It With You opened in New York in December of 1936 to instant critical and popular acclaim. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1936, the comedy went on to run 837 performances on Broadway. The 1938 film version by Columbia Pictures won an Academy Award for best picture. This classic American comedy is the story of Alice Sycamore and Tony Kirby who find their romance complicated by the conflict between the eccentricities of the Vanderhof family and the strictly conservative Kirbys.

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (February 18-20, 2010), William Shakespeare

Student Theatre Programs

Program for William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (February 18-20, 2010).

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Anything Goes (February 25-27, March 4-6, 2010), P. G. Wodehouse

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Anything Goes (February 25-27, March 4-6, 2010).

The Estate Of Mendacity: An Interpretation Of William's Most Ambiguous Character, Daniel Bowlen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

I performed the role of Brick Pollitt at Lake Mirror Theatre in Lakeland, Florida from April 20- April 30 2006. The role of Brick Pollitt provided me with several acting challenges as well as multiple subjects to research. The most challenging aspects of portraying the character of Brick Pollitt are his alcoholism, issues of sexuality, and tormented familial relationships. Brick Pollitt journeys in the period of one day through major challenges in two key relationships. He moves from dominance in his relationship with Maggie to capitulation and from isolation in his relationship with Big Daddy to mutual understanding. Brick's relationships …